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- DictionarySem·blance/ˈsembləns/
noun
- 1. the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different: "she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order"
The meaning of SEMBLANCE is outward and often specious appearance or show : form. How to use semblance in a sentence.
a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for: The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations. He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Seeming and purporting to be. apparent. appearance
a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for: The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations. He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. outward aspect or appearance. Synonyms: air, mien, exterior, aspect. an assumed or unreal appearance; show. Synonyms: seeming. the slightest appearance or trace. a likeness, image, or copy. a spectral appearance; apparition. semblance.
1. An outward or token appearance: "Foolish men mistake transitory semblance for eternal fact" (Thomas Carlyle). 2. A representation; a copy. 3. The barest trace; a modicum: not a semblance of truth to the story. [Middle English, from Old French, from sembler, to resemble; see semblable .]
